Men's Tennis Championship - Day 1 Recap

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The No. 6 Saint Joseph's Hawks earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis Championship with a 4-0 sweep of No. 11 La Salle in the opening round in Charlottesville, Va.

Saint Joseph's used wins in the top two flights to take an early 1-0 lead. Jose Sierra and Pierre Brondeau defeated Charles Berenato and Brian Balico, 8-2, while Kyle Chalmers and Andres Urrea took down DeSean Fennel and Dale Fetterman, 8-3.

In singles play, SJU's Urrea defeated Robert Kasinow 6-1, 6-0 and Brondeau picked up a 6-2, 6-0 victory against Berenato to give the Hawks a 3-0 lead. Dan Barrus and Fetterman traded sets, before Barrus won in set three, 6-1, to finish off La Salle.

The Bonnies would counter with a straight set win on court three, getting a 6-2, 6-2 win from Ramazan Nureev over J.J. Tauil. The Rams followed in quick succession, finishing in second, sixth, and first flights, all in straight sets, to clinch the match in just under two and a half hours.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The #8 Dayton Flyers advanced to the 2014 Atlantic 10 Men's Tennis quarterfinals, surviving a 4-3 battle over #9 Saint Louis in the opening match at Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.

The Flyers started strong, earning wins in the top two doubles flights for the first point of the match. UD's Drew Hanley picked up the first singles point, defeating Yehia El Sallaly of Saint Louis, 6-3, 6-4, before Paarth Dodhiawala of Saint Louis took down Colin Bernier, 6-2, 6-4.

The teams then traded singles points, with Dayton leading 3-2. On court four, Vuk Poledica battled Josh Malyon to three sets, winning the eventual tiebreaker, 7-6, to even the match at three points each.

On second singles, Dayton's Bernardo Sanson and Joe Flanagan of Saint Louis traded sets, before Sanson took the tiebreak in the third set, more than three hours after the match began. With the win, the Flyers advance to face #1 George Washington at 10:00 am on Friday.